Active Groups

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The Groups page's Active Groups tab enables educators to view, create, and dynamically manage groups within their classroom or school. It provides real-time visibility into active intervention groups within the school's latest cycle.

 

The Active Groups tab works alongside the Groups page’s Setup New Intervention Cycle tab to facilitate grouping, group visibility, and Tier 2 services. To learn more about the Setup New Intervention Cycle tab, reference our article on Set Up New Intervention Cycle. 


95 Literacy Intervention System™ 

 

If your district has the 95 Literacy Intervention System (LIS) enabled in the One95 platform, the Groups page will be available to users with this access permission.

 

The LIS is an assessment system in the One95 platform. This digital toolset empowers you to identify phonological awareness and phonics skill gaps, group students based on diagnostic assessment data, and deliver targeted instruction using recommended resources from the One95™ Literacy Ecosystem™. Individual student data is centralized to provide 360-degree visibility at the school and district levels, automating time-consuming workflows. With the LIS, students receive the help they need to move out of intervention and become successful readers. 

 

Contact your main district contact to learn more about the LIS. 



Access the Active Groups tab by selecting Groups from the navigation panel and clicking Active Groups in the menu at the top of the page. 


Contact your main district contact if you need to work on grouping and cannot access the Groups page.


Active Groups Overview 

 

The Active Groups tab contains the intervention groups created around the diagnostic data captured by the LIS and miscellaneous groups within your classroom or school. This feature offers the flexibility of managing groups of all tiers with the day-to-day ins and outs that can happen as students come and go.  

 

Depending on the automated grouping method selected, Tier 2 groups and group assignments established here can be carried over to the Setup New Intervention Cycle tab to streamline the launch of intervention cycles throughout the school year. 

 

Once an intervention cycle has been activated, Tier 2 groups are overlaid in the Active Groups tab, providing educators with instantaneous and cross-functional visibility into the active groups within each cycle. 

 

There are several ways to manage grouping. Create walk-to-intervention groups, after-school tutoring groups, or persistent groups like Tier 3 special education and add students by easily dragging and dropping them. Groups can be managed dynamically within the classroom or span across multiple grades.


Grouping Settings 

 

One95 Administrators have exclusive access to the Settings page where platform settings are configured.  

 

  • The Environment tab controls platform-wide defaults for the LIS. 
  • The Roles tab provides user role permissions visibility and management. 

 

These settings drive the behavior of the Groups page. 


Environment Tab 

 

The Environment tab determines your district’s grouping settings. From here, One95 Administrators set the recommended maximum number of concurrent groups and the maximum number of students per group in each school.  

 

These settings default into group creation workflows within the LIS and help maintain best practices for intervention support. 



The system notifies users mid-grouping if the maximum number of concurrent groups and the maximum number of students per group is reached. Users can choose to override these notational messages on a case-by-case basis. 

 

To learn more about the Environment tab, reference our article on Settings | Environment Page. 


Roles Tab 


The Roles tab determines whether each user role can access the functions within the Groups page.

 

There are two tabs within the Groups page: Active Groups and Setup New Intervention Cycle 

 

Permissions to each function are separate, meaning that users may have access to one, both, or neither based on the configurations outlined in the Roles tab. 

 

One95 Administrators should ensure that for any user roles they would like to manage groups, the appropriate checkboxes within the Groups checkbox are marked. 

 

To learn more about roles, reference our article on One95™ Roles. 


Data Visibility 

 

Group and student data visibility within the Active Groups tab is driven by the scope of student data permitted to be displayed and accessed by each role. 

 

Groups 

 

Each user can either view the groups they lead and have created or all the groups in the school. 

 

Students 

 

Each user can either view their rostered and group-assigned students or all the students in the school.


Viewing Groups 

 

Groups are displayed as tiles on the left-hand side of the Active Groups tab.  

 

Tiles display the group details: the group symbol and color, name, targeted skill(s), location or grade, leader, number of student participants, and type. 

 

To view the group participants, click the desired group tile. 



From here, reference the students involved in the group (if any) and their student info cards. Note that student info cards cannot be selected from the Active Groups tab. 

 

To return to the All Students view, click the group tile again or click All Students. 


Creating Groups 

 

The Active Groups tab displays your active intervention groups, alongside any miscellaneous groups created.  

 

Click + Add a Group to create a new group. 

 


This tab will be empty if you or your school have not begun grouping. Click + Create Your First Group to create the first group. 

 

Complete the Create New Group modal as follows.


Group Name 

 

Group names are how the group will be identified within the LIS. They are typically based on the targeted skill deficit (e.g., Skill P1) or capture persistent names that represent different intervention leaders or areas within the school. 

 

As an example, the group name can capture a persistent group that may cover different skills over time, such as Blue Crew. It can also be based on the educator who is leading the group. 

 

It is advisable to include the grade level and educator name when naming groups (e.g., 2nd Grade Smith Intervention Group) to facilitate group identification. 

 

Enter the group name in the Group Name field.  

 

This is a required field. 


Group Leader 

 

Group leaders oversee the group and provide intervention.  

 

To assign yourself as the group leader, leave the default group leader as your username within the Group Leader drop-down. 

 

To assign the group leader to another educator, select their name from the drop-down. Group leaders must be One95 platform users to be eligible.  

 

This is a required field. 

 

Type of Group 

 

The group type is how the group is categorized: Classroom, Tier 2, or Tier 3. 

 

  • Classroom groups tend to be more dynamic and require more direct management as a teacher instead of letting the LIS help group management in, for example, walk-to-intervention models that might span an entire grade. 
  • Tier 2 groups are eligible for automated grouping methods within the Setup New Intervention Cycle tab. 
  • Tier 3 groups tend to be more persistent and reflect, for example, special education teachers with a group of students that lasts throughout the school year. 

 

Select the group type from the Type of Group drop-down. 

 

This is a required field.


Location 

 

Locations are the locations or grades in which the group is based.  

 

Select the group’s location or grade from the Location drop-down. 

 

This is a required field.  

 

Note: The available grades are synchronized from your district’s rostering platform.


Group Shape 

 

Determine how the group should be represented within the LIS by assigning a group symbol.  

 

This allows you to visually identify the group as you navigate the platform and quickly distinguish which students are receiving what type of additional help. 



Select an animal or shape from the Group Shape drop-down. 


Group Color 

 

Determine how the group should be represented within the LIS by assigning a group color.  

 

This allows you to visually identify the group as you navigate the platform and quickly distinguish which students are receiving what type of additional help. 

 

Select a color from the Group Color drop-down. 

 

This is a required field.


Starting Skill 

 

Select the group’s targeted skill or subskill from the Starting Skill drop-down.  

 

Choose from Phonological Awareness Screener for Intervention™ (PASI) skills, Phonics Screen for Intervention™ (PSI) skills, and Phonics Lesson Library (PLL) subskills.    

 

If there is more than one targeted skill, select Multiple. If the group’s targeted skill is to be determined or involves resources outside the One95 Literacy Platform™, select Custom 

 

This is a required field. 

 

Resources 

 

Enter the resources the group will be leveraging within the Resources field.  

 

For example, the group may be using the PLL to target skill deficits.


Max Students 

 

The number in the Max Students field defaults to the number configured by your district’s One95 Administrators for grouping best practices.  

 

Override this setting by inputting a new number.  

 

This is a required field.  

 

Note: 

 

  • There is a maximum of 50 students for Classroom and Tier 3 groups. 
  • There is a maximum of 12 students for Tier 2 groups.  

 

Click Create once complete.  

 

The new group will be available from the Active Groups tab to begin adding students.  

 

If multiple groups already exist, the new group can be found at the bottom of the group tiles. 

 

Maximum Number of Groups Alert 

 

After clicking Create, you may receive an alert that creating another group will exceed the recommended maximum number of concurrent groups.  

 

This informational message is based on your district’s One95 Administrator settings for grouping best practices. 

 

Override this setting by clicking Confirm Group Creation. 

 

Note: There is a maximum of 200 concurrent groups per school. 


Modifying Groups 

 

Active groups can be modified or deleted at any time. 

  

To modify group details or delete a group entirely, click the ellipsis menu in the upper right-hand corner of the group tile.

 


Editing Groups 

  

Click the pencil icon to edit the group.  

 

After editing the group details, click Save once complete. 

 

Note: The Type of Group field cannot be modified if the group already contains students.  

 

Deleting Groups 

 

Click the trash icon to delete the group.


By deleting a group, all students involved in the group will be removed. The group’s deletion will be reflected throughout the LIS as applicable (e.g., student info cards). This action cannot be undone. 

 

Click Delete This Group to confirm the group’s deletion. 

 

Note: If students participated in the group for more than 24 hours, the student’s Intervention Group Participation table within their Student Details page will reflect this group participation


Group Assignments 

 

The All Students panel either displays the info cards of the students you are associated with based on your rostering platform and students in intervention groups in which you are a leader, or all the students in the school. 



Grouped students are indicated by the labels at the top and bottom of the student info cards. These labels may display the intervention groups in which the student is already involved. 

 

  • Classroom group involvement is indicated via the label on the lower left-hand corner of student info cards. 
  • Tier 2 group involvement is indicated via the label at the top of student info cards. 
  • Tier 3 group involvement is indicated via the label on the lower right-hand corner of student info cards.  
  • Gray student info cards indicate there is no intervention group involvement. 

 

Grouped students are displayed at the top of the panel. They are sorted alphabetically by group name, alphabetically by last name, and then alphabetically by first name. 

 

Ungrouped students are displayed at the bottom of the panel. They are sorted alphabetically by last name and then alphabetically by first name. 

 

Each student info card displays the student's name, initials or picture, grade, and an indication of their literacy progress via a graph known as a sparkline.


 

Sparklines 

 

Sparklines are vertical bars representing the PSI assessment results. They are a high-level student data view that visualizes where the student is in their skill progression and how they perform across these skills. 

 

The 15 vertical bars within the sparkline align with the 15 skills of the PSI assessment. Each bar represents the latest score received by the student. 

 

Once a PSI assessment has been administered and saved, the student’s score is illustrated as a bar within the sparkline.  

 

  • Green vertical bars indicate a mastery of 90% or better.  
  • Yellow vertical bars indicate a mastery of approximately 78%. 
  • Red vertical bars indicate a mastery of approximately 65%. 
  • Gray dots indicate PSI skills that have not been assessed. 

 

Adding Students 

 

Students are added to active groups from the All Students panel.  

 

It is easiest for users who do not have students rostered to them (e.g., resource teachers) to build groups by searching for students. Filter students by first and/or last name within the Search Students search bar. 

 

Before you begin adding students to intervention groups, reference their Student Details page to identify which skill(s) they are struggling with.  

 

Access this page by selecting a listing or student info card within the Today page’s My Activities or My Students tabs, respectively.  

 

The sparklines displayed on the student info cards within the All Students panel can serve as a helpful reference for PSI skill mastery without navigating away from the Groups page. They provide immediate visibility into student assessments and pinpoint literacy challenges.  

 

Once you have identified the student’s skill deficits, add them to an active group focused on the skill help they need.  

 

To immediately add a student to an active group, drag and drop their student info card from the All Students panel onto the desired group tile(s). 

 

Students can participate in up to three groups concurrently: one Classroom group, one Tier 2 group, and one Tier 3 group.  

 

Students must be removed from a given group to be placed in another group of the same type (e.g., Classroom). 

 

Maximum Number of Students Alert 

 

If multiple students have already been added to a group, you may receive an alert that adding another student will exceed the recommended maximum number of students.  

 

This informational message is based on your district’s One95 Administrator settings for grouping best practices. This setting may have been overridden with a new maximum during group creation. 

 

Override the setting by clicking Confirm Student Add. 


Note: There are best practice and system maximums for student group involvement. You may receive an alert that you are unable to add another student entirely. To proceed with grouping the student, open a seat in the group. 

 

  • There is a maximum of 50 students for Classroom and Tier 3 groups.
  • There is a maximum of 12 students for Tier 2 groups. 


Removing Students 

 

To remove a student from a group, click the group tile to which the student is involved.  

 

Next, click the student info card of the student you want to remove. Click the red minus icon.  



Click Yes, Please Continue to confirm the group’s removal of the student.  

 

Removed students can be re-added at any time if they are not already participating in a group of the same type.


Post-Grouping 

 

Once students have been assigned to groups, student group participation is reflected throughout the LIS for visibility to all stakeholders. 

 

  • Student info cards will reflect group participation within the Active Groups tab and the Today page’s My Students tab.  
  • Listings will reflect group participation within the Today page’s My Activities tab. 
  • The Student Details page will reflect group participation at the top of the page.  


Additionally, students will be assigned a row in the Intervention Group Participation table in each Student Details page.



The Intervention Group Participation table tracks when students are manually and automatically cycled into groups within the Active Groups and Setup New Intervention Cycle tabs, respectively. It provides users with the historical record of the student’s intervention participation. 

 

Note: If the student was assigned and removed from an active group in less than 24 hours, no row is displayed in the table.  

 

To learn more about the Student Details page, reference our article on Student Details Page.



95 Percent Group Support is here to help! Contact us via the knowledge base support form or email at [email protected]. 

To learn more about submitting tickets, reference our article on One95™ Support. 

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